Everything you need to know about Chargers OTAs

Organized Team Activities (OTAs) are scheduled to begin for the Chargers Tuesday. OTAs are the beginning of phase three of the NFL offseason program. Here’s an explanation of how the workout is setup from NFL Communications:

Teams may conduct a total of 10 days of organized team practice activity, or ‘OTAs’. No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permitted.

No live contact drills just yet, but the Bolts will be able to get in team work together, which hasn’t been done since January. There isn’t any tackling allowed, but players are allowed to wear knee pads, elbow pads and helmets.

For Los Angeles, this will be the first time rookies get a chance to work out in drills with veterans on the team. It’s also worth noting to see if any veterans skip the event for health reasons or contract woes.

Everyone is thrilled to get on the field and be able to start preparing for the 2018 season with expectations being quite high after upgrading their roster to the best that it’s been in years.

While Tuesday kicks off phase three of the Chargers offseason program, there are also two more groups of OTAs happening after this week. Those dates can be found below.